Spatial Boundaries, Cultural Transgressions, and Breaks in Time

Abstract

“One of the distinctive features of the contemporary international art world is that although cultural difference is now more visible than ever before, the unspoken rule is that you would look a bit dumb if you made a big issue out of it,” explains Kobena Mercer. In our pages, Maureen Murphy describes the current state of African-American, black and diaspora art. The title of her article about recent events, such as the inauguration of the National Museum of African American History and Cultu...